World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE AMONG FEMALE YOUNG’S/STUDENTS: ARTICLE REVIEW

Molla Teferi, Professor Yemane Berhane and Addis Adera*

ABSTRACT

Background: Despite surprising technological advancement in modern contraception methods unwanted pregnancy followed by unsafe abortion is one of the major worldwide public health problems, which has many negative consequences on the health and well-being of all reproductive age group. We aimed to identify and describe knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptives plays a major role in the reduction of unwanted pregnancy. Methods: In this review, we studied peer-reviewed journal articles on the field of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Emergency contraceptive among female Young?s/students, the only female students, which were published between 2006 and 2010. In this regard, we searched databases of PubMed, Elsevier, BMJ, PMC, and MEDLINE. Furthermore, we were also searching by hand and from other internet sources such as Google scholar and Google. Result: There were 68 potentially relevant studies on PubMed data base using key word for searching emergency contraceptive and Ethiopia. Of this 20 studies were free to be accessed. From the study conducted at different university of Ethiopia there is significant number of unintended pregnancy. Even though there is positive attitude towards emergency contraceptive but the utilization less on the study conducted at one university in Ethiopia and also for instance a study conducted at Adama university from 660 respondents 63 (9.4%) had history of pregnancy and 49(7.4%)had history of abortion.Conclusion: Even though all the study showed that there is emergency contraceptive awareness in College/University students the rate of utilization is not significant. Therefore it is highly recommended that interventions intended towards on the attitude and practice of the student are very mandatory so as to combat maternal mortality through contraceptive utility and by continues delivery of information for the target groups(college/university students). Knowledge based on emergency contraceptive on female Young?s/students is a well-accepted issue and has important positive outcomes on several areas of health discipline.

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